Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-07-31 17:00 PDT
- Amgen says cloud data breach exposed patient health, proprietary info
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-31 15:16 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Pharmaceutical company Amgen says it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole corporate data and patient information stored in multiple cloud systems operated by third-party service providers. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amgen-says-cloud-data-breach-exposed-patient-health-proprietary-info/ - Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-31 14:38 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Arch Linux project has temporarily disabled adoption of Arch User Repository (AUR) packages after a surge in malicious takeovers of existing packages. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-to-stop-malware-flood/ - Online ad firm Adform’s script compromised to steal cryptocurrency
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-31 14:09 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Online advertising firm Adform suffered a supply-chain attack that delivered cryptocurrency-stealing scripts to websites using its ad platform, replacing wallet addresses copied to visitors’ clipboards with ones controlled by an attacker. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/online-ad-firm-adforms-script-compromised-to-steal-cryptocurrency/ - Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Helps Discover New Marine Species
Schneier on Security • 2026-07-31 14:06 • www.schneier.comThe Squid is a new scientific machine:
One of the technological breakthroughs was the onboard use of a spinning wheel confocal microscope, nicknamed the Squid, which uses lasers to scan microscopic details of how organisms are put together. “That opens up a whole new world of exploring. We could see cells interacting with each other, exchanging material and building skeletons. And we could do that live on the ship, when usually it takes a c…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/friday-squid-blogging-squid-helps-discover-new-marine-species.html - OpenAI says its new GPT 5.6 models are becoming more cost-efficient
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-31 11:52 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
OpenAI says it has reduced the price of two GPT-5.6 models, cutting Luna’s API price by 80% and Terra’s by 20% as it works to make its models more efficient. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-its-new-gpt-56-models-are-becoming-more-cost-efficient/ - Suspected Chinese-Speaking Hackers Target Central Asian Governments With OctLurk and SilkLurk
The Hacker News • 2026-07-31 11:52 • thehackernews.com
A Chinese-speaking threat actor is suspected to be behind a fresh wave of cyber attacks targeting government organizations mainly located in Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Syrian Arab Republic, since January 2025.These targeted organizations operate across several sectors, such as healthcare, research, government offices,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/suspected-chinese-speaking-hackers.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
